Stone Island, Rio Baker

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 23, 2009236 views4 comments

The Baker River (Rio Baker) is the largest and longest river in Western Patagonia. From the huge General Carrera Lake, the Baker flows into the Pacific Ocean after crossing one of the most pristine lands in Southern Chile, covered with mountains and native forest.

This particular evening was one of the first moments of nice weather after a series of storms that hit the region during November 2009. Clear blue skies combined with crystal clear waters enhance this setting at one of the islands in the river.

Photo data:
- Gear: Nikon D80, 18mm
- Exposure: 1/3s, F20, ISO 100
- Others: Tripod and hard edge ND grad filter.
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Hi everyone. This is my very first submission to the gallery, even though I joined several months ago. Thanks a lot for all the input.
Rodrigo

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Daman Sidhu on December 23, 2009 at 1:38 PM

Hi Rodrigo,
First of all hello from another new guy here :) Great perspective here! I love how the dark hills frame the mountain behind and the overall peacefulness of this shot.

The foreground is a bit busy with so many rocks for my liking but i still think that works in this shot. Also does the horizon seems a bit tilted to the right or is it my eyes deceiving me?

Thanks for sharing!
-Daman

Registered on December 16, 2009, 21 Posts, 176 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on December 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Rodrigo, welcome to NPN! This is a very good first post. Looking forward to more.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on December 24, 2009 at 12:36 PM

I love the unique composition
the black arch is wonderful in this work

Well done :)

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on January 6, 2010 at 9:22 AM

hank you all for the comments. The details you comment look really useful for me. So to answer a few:
- Too busy foreground. I agree. After a while I found a few bigger stones that are able to concentrate the attention a bit more, and got some vertical shots with that composition.
- I haven't noticed the tilting in the horizon, so I checked the pixels on each side, and there is a slight tilting to the right. Thanks for pointing it out.

Again. Thanks.

Rodrigo

Registered on April 4, 2009, 13 Posts, 254 Comments